The King and Queen, who in August 2018
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, are not stepping down
from work. 2018 was a busy year; however, 2019 will be even more
hectic for the Norwegian royals. Confirmation, state visits and
county tours are among the highlights of the dense programme that
awaits the Royal Family in 2019. In 2018, the royal couple were on
a state visit to both Argentina…
New Year’s Eve is the evening many people
associate with a good dinner and fireworks. For the last 73 years,
His Majesty the King’s Speech has also been a tradition for the
Norwegian people, first on radio, now on TV. The speech is always
started with the Norwegian royal…
At the end of each year, we can study and
comment on the work of the British Royal Family. The UFO No
More team decided to look at the work of the Scandinavian
royal families which is something that is not always done. Before
going into the numbers, a little disclaimer.
Norwegian Royal Family attends Christmas service in Holmenkollen Chapel
25th December 2018
In good tradition, the Norwegian Royal
Family attended the regular Christmas service in Holmenkollen
Chapel this Tuesday. The royal couple were welcomed and escorted
into the chapel by the priest from Riis Church who also is the
priest of the chapel in Holmenkollen. The chapel was used as a
prayer house from 1903. It was first taken in use for celebrations
and ceremonies in 1913. The chapel was…
On Sunday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit
attended a Christmas party at“Our Neighbourhood” in snowy Asker.
The Crown Princess, who was recently diagnosed with chronic
pulmonary fibrosis, participated in the reception event at Dikemark
asylum. The “Our…
On Sunday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit
attended a Christmas party at “Our Neighbourhood” in snowy
Asker. The Crown Princess, who was recently diagnosed with chronic
pulmonary fibrosis, participated in the reception event at Dikemark
asylum. The “Our Neighbourhood” series has been organised by Oslo
World and taken place throughout Norway this holiday season. The
event on the…
On Wednesday of this week, His Royal
Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited the most northern
parts of his father’s kingdom. The Crown Prince visited Lakselv in
Porsanger Municipality. Upon arrival to the small town, His Royal
Highness was greeted and warmly…
On Monday, Their Majesties the King and
Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and
Crown Princess of Norway were all in Oslo for the presentation
of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018. The winner this year was Denis
Mukwege and Nadia Murad. In their statement, the…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit attend the Children’s Peace Prize Party
10th December 2018
On Monday, the Children’s Peace Prize
Party was organised as a part of the award ceremony for the Nobel
Peace Prize in Oslo. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit attended
the party at the Nobel Peace Prize Centre in downtown Oslo. This
year Children’s Peace Prize Festival was held for the 22nd time and
the children who made this…
